Can This Really Be Uncirculated 1979 Mint Set?

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tickettorideman New Member United States 38 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 1:16 pm Uncirculated mint. don't look so.. the coins are in terrible condition especially the SBA. Did someone repackage this or can it really be original packaging? Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 1:24 pm to the CCF! This type of packaging is not airtight so the coins can tone, haze and discolor. It also could have been that they were handled incorrectly when they were package. I bought about a dozen 50s Proof Sets over my years of collecting that had major sulfur spots and discoloration. I'm not sure if they were stored in a way that caused them to turn, but I feel that was the problem. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19447 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 1:36 pm Sadly, uncirculated coins in mint packaging can 'turn'. I've had hundreds of packets over the years, and what you're seeing is not uncommon. Many are in quite nice condition, and others look cloudy, with some less-than-pleasing toning now and then. Report this Post to the Staff
tickettorideman New Member United States 38 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 1:42 pm the cannot be changed in anyway I take it. I have to sell it as is? Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 1:52 pm I never did like Mint sets . Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 2:23 pm I've witnessed a fingerprint on a Lincoln Cent in a Mint Set. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
Rothery Pillar of the Community 2145 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 2:25 pm Quote: the cannot be changed in anyway I take it. I have to sell it as is? The only way you can even attempt to help your coins is to remove from the packaging. But then you won't be able to sell as a Mint Set - Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10058 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 2:44 pm Since the coins in these sets are just pulled from the normal circulation strikes at the mint and packaged, technically these are uncirculated - never used in circulation. As has been said though, the packaging or handling could have been the problem. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 12/28/2020 3:54 pm I think this is a lesson in "never buy any coin sight unseen". Report this Post to the Staff
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